Nash vs Carter
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Nash wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Carter wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Nash leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Back-to-back MVPs and the engine of the seven-seconds-or-less Suns.
Category breakdown
Season form · Points per game
Career timeline · Points per game
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Points per game| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Nash | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 15.9 | 58.5 |
| 🇺🇸 Carter | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 44 | 116.3 | 212.8 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | NashRetired | CarterRetired |
|---|---|---|
| MVP awards | 2 | — |
| All-Star selections | 8 | 8 |
| Assist titles | 5 | — |
| Career assists | 10,335 | — |
| 50-40-90 seasons | 4 | — |
| All-NBA selections | 7 | — |
| NBA seasons played | — | 22 |
| Career points | — | 25,728 |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Three-pointers made | — | 2,290 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 96 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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